Blog Post #6 The Progressive Era

 Why Do We Never Hear About Anti-War Voices on the Mainstream News Channels?

As I was reading through some of the articles on Anti-War.com and the The American Conservative, I realized just how toxic the media is. I wish I knew more about these types of voices because I have learned new opinions and theories that I have never heard before. 

We believe in the news that we see everyday like FOX and CNN News, which is why we typically do not go out of our way to anti-war sites, or go out of our way to research what the media doesn't cover because most of these sites tend to seem not credible and suspicious. 

However, after going through these websites I have realized that the people writing these articles are not just regular people, but professional politicians who are highly educated on these topics. Whether we don't hear of anti-war voices because the government censors this type of media still, or because the media chooses to not cover this information due to biases and the revenue they are more likely to receive; the media is just flat out lying to us.  What and who are we supposed to trust?

The idea of protecting dissent right now is crucial because the popular idea is currently going to war. Therefore, the mainstream news channels choose to spend their air time covering the idea of going to war because that is the majority view and they want to aid those people in more knowledge who hold the majority view. They push for this voice to be heard rather than the opposing side because of the majority of viewers who want to hear what they want to hear. 

Those who speak out against war are often the first to be suppressed, particularly because it is a subject that is viewed as contrary to the government's interests. Despite living in a democratic society, those who oppose war are perceived as opposing the government, which is generally not accepted, despite our right to freedom of expression. 

It is clear to me that there are dishonest individuals working for manipulative organizations who try to persuade everyone to agree with them. There needs to be more peace among disagreeing voices so everyone has their right to express themselves equally without being censored or having to be afraid to voice your opinion and disagree with the majority.